Pompey archery wiz Beth Bush held her own, her mother said, but failed to place at this past weekend's National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) championships in Louisville, Ky..

"She did pretty good," said Michelle Bush. "She shot 241 out of 300. It was a little overwhelming, though. It was a little different environment than what's she's used to. Some of schools had teams with as many as 100 kids."

In total, the competition featured more than 9,800 entrants from all across the country. Each competitor fired 15 arrows at a target 10 meters away, and 15 at a target 30 meters away.

Bush, 18, a senior at Fabius-Pompey High School, was the top female in the state's program after shooting a score of 271 out of 300 earlier this year and beating out 509 female shooters from 19 participating schools from across the state.

She drove to Louisville Friday with her father, Steve, and returned Sunday for Mother's Day. The ride was 10-11 hours long, she said.